Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, are vying for an undisputed heavyweight world title fight against Wilder on April 13 at Wembley.

The pair’s teams entered talks in the summer but could not come to an agreement, despite claims from Wilder’s camp that Joshua was offered $50million (£39.2m).

The world champions went separate ways, with Joshua defending his titles against WBA mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin while Wilder traded blows with Fury in the division’s blockbuster fight of 2018.

The American controversially retained his WBC belt via a split decision draw in that bout, despite common belief that Fury comfortably won on points.

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The WBC has since “sanctioned” a rematch, but that has not stopped Hearn from desperately trying to fashion a deal.

Wilder’s camp have gone from saying AJ dodged a fight in the summer to begging for the match-up, but fellow British fighter Khan believes not being able to agree a deal with Wilder or Fury might be a blessing in disguise.

“Joshua doesn’t move his head. Whereas if you look at Fury – he was going under his shots and moving. Could you see Joshua moving like that? No.”

Amir Khan is launching the ‘Ring the Changes’ initiative with online financial trading broker ThinkMarkets (www.thinkmarkets.com) to support underprivileged young people across the UK through fundraising, mentorship, education, and employment opportunities.